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- 22 Jun 2011
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Creating Shared Value: Redefining Capitalism and the Role of the Corporation in Society
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's books and articles, in particular, Competitive Strategy (The Free Press, 1980); Competitive Advantage (The Free Press, 1985); ―What is Strategy? (Harvard Business Review, Nov/Dec 1996); and On Competition... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Creating Shared Value: Redefining Capitalism and the Role of the Corporation in Society." Unilever CEO Forum, June 22, 2011.
- 12 Jul 2011
- Other Presentation
Creating Shared Value: Redefining Capitalism and the Role of the Corporation in Society
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's books and articles, in particular, Competitive Strategy (The Free Press, 1980); Competitive Advantage (The Free Press, 1985); "What is Strategy?" (Harvard Business Review, Nov/Dec 1996); and On... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Creating Shared Value: Redefining Capitalism and the Role of the Corporation in Society." Mitsui HBS Global Management Program, Boston, MA, July 12, 2011.
- 2016
- Working Paper
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Modern Administrative State, 1912–1925: Trade Associations, Codes of Fair Competition, and State Building
By: Laura Phillips Sawyer
From its founding in 1912 through the interwar years, the Chamber's history shows a persistent preoccupation with progressive economics and policy-making. Rather than flouting the new ideas of institutional economics, which favored federal regulators overseeing data... View Details
Phillips Sawyer, Laura. "The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Modern Administrative State, 1912–1925: Trade Associations, Codes of Fair Competition, and State Building." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-085, February 2016.
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Modern Capitalism: Mergers and Syndicates - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Railroads: The Transformation of Capitalism Introduction The Pre-Industrial Era The First... View Details
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New Levels of Capitalism: Finance - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
federal lands were surveyed and one tenth were set aside as land grants for railroad development. After the Civil War, state government subsidies began to be replaced by more substantial federal aid. Other major infusions of View Details
- Article
Capital Budgeting Systems and Capabilities Investments in U.S. Companies after World War II
By: K. B. Clark and C. Y. Baldwin
Clark, K. B., and C. Y. Baldwin. "Capital Budgeting Systems and Capabilities Investments in U.S. Companies after World War II." Business History Review 68, no. 1 (Spring 1994): 73–109. (Winner of Newcomen-Harvard Award For the best article published each year in the Business History Review.)
- Jul 2014
- Working Paper
The State of Small Business Lending: Credit Access During the Recovery and How Technology May Change the Game
been slow to recover from a recession and credit crisis that hit them especially hard. This lag has prompted the question, "Is there a credit gap in small business lending?" This paper compiles and analyzes the current state of... View Details
- Forthcoming
- Article
Disclosure Standards and Communication Norms: Evidence of Voluntary Sustainability Standards as a Coordinating Device for Capital Markets
By: Khrystyna Bochkay, Jeffrey Hales and George Serafeim
In this paper, we examine how the development of voluntary sustainability standards has affected the nature of information covered in conference calls. Using industry-specific dictionaries of sustainability terms contained in the disclosure standards developed by the... View Details
Keywords: Voluntary Disclosure; Accounting Standards; Sustainability Reporting; Sustainability Standards; ESG; ESG Disclosure; Accounting; Corporate Disclosure; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Standards; United States
Bochkay, Khrystyna, Jeffrey Hales, and George Serafeim. "Disclosure Standards and Communication Norms: Evidence of Voluntary Sustainability Standards as a Coordinating Device for Capital Markets." Review of Accounting Studies (forthcoming). (Pre-published online March 17, 2025.)
- winter 1992
- Article
Roundtable on U.S. Risk Capital and Innovation (With a Look at Eastern Europe)
By: G. Baty, W. Bygrave, D. Chew, P. Finegan, K. A. Froot, T. Gray, J. Kensiger, G. W. Loveman, S. Magee and J. Martin
Baty, G., W. Bygrave, D. Chew, P. Finegan, K. A. Froot, T. Gray, J. Kensiger, G. W. Loveman, S. Magee, and J. Martin. "Roundtable on U.S. Risk Capital and Innovation (With a Look at Eastern Europe)." Continental Bank Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 4, no. 4 (winter 1992): 48–78.
- Web
Poor’s Manual: The Rise of Business Analysts - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Railroads: The Transformation of Capitalism Introduction The Pre-Industrial Era The First... View Details
- October 2012
- Teaching Note
Hill Country Snack Foods Co. (Brief Case)
By: W. Carl Kester and Craig Stephenson
- April 2016 (Revised December 2016)
- Case
The Container Store
By: Tatiana Sandino, Zeynep Ton and Aldo Sesia
The Container Store (TCS) is a Texas-based retailer of organization and storage solutions. The company prides itself in taking care of its employees first, and its cofounder and CEO Kip Tindell practices Conscious Capitalism. Since its beginnings in 1978, TCS grew to a... View Details
Keywords: Culture; Conscious Capitalism; Merchandising; Customer Focus and Relationships; Growth and Development Strategy; Operations; Service Delivery; Going Public; Performance Evaluation; Performance Productivity; Retail Industry; United States
Sandino, Tatiana, Zeynep Ton, and Aldo Sesia. "The Container Store." Harvard Business School Case 116-020, April 2016. (Revised December 2016.)
- February 2019 (Revised May 2019)
- Case
Schneider Electric: Opening Up to External Innovation
By: Antonio Davila
Schneider Electric competes in tough but stable markets around energy management, automation, and control of infrastructures ranging from homes to production plants. New technologies and new approaches to serving markets are challenging the status quo. To take... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Venture Capital; Accelerator; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Organizational Design; Energy Industry; Manufacturing Industry; France; United States
Davila, Antonio. "Schneider Electric: Opening Up to External Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 119-061, February 2019. (Revised May 2019.)
- Web
Serving the Public Interest Through Competition: British Railroads - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
mergers, Parliament began to regulate the level of capital and the number of acquisitions permitted. William Gladstone, political leader and Christian socialist philosopher, believed the state had moral... View Details
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The Railroads: The First Big Business - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Railroads: The Transformation of Capitalism Introduction The Pre-Industrial Era The First... View Details
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Research Links: Secondary Sources - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Railroads: The Transformation of Capitalism Introduction The Pre-Industrial Era The First... View Details
- 2024
- Working Paper
The Fading Light of Democratic Capitalism: How Pervasive Cronyism and Restricted Suffrage Are Destroying Democratic Capitalism as a National Ideal…and What to Do about It
What are we to do about declining public trust and confidence in democratic capitalism, which many citizens consider a cornerstone of our national ideology and identity? While the answer is not entirely clear, I argue in this essay that any effort aimed at restoring... View Details
Salter, Malcolm S. "The Fading Light of Democratic Capitalism: How Pervasive Cronyism and Restricted Suffrage Are Destroying Democratic Capitalism as a National Ideal…and What to Do about It." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-062, March 2024.
- October 2012
- Supplement
Hill Country Snack Foods Co., Spreadsheet for Students (Brief Case) (CW)
By: W. Carl Kester and Craig Stephenson
- 11 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Crafting a Nontraditional Path to Venture Capital and Private Equity with Morgan Sheil (MBA 2021)
protagonists, and by taking on leadership roles with the Social Enterprise Club and Business & Environment Initiative. This multi-pronged approach that centered on putting her passion out there into the world led Sheil to critical conversations, including ones with... View Details